Hair, an Eliot resident and caretaker of the Ocean House condominiums in York, emerged as champion at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida. The contest, held for the first time, pitted five contestants against one another to see who could twist, lick, dunk and eat an Oreo the fastest. Hair said it took him about five minutes to finish the contest, placing him a full 30 seconds ahead of the runner-up and winning him the $10,000 grand prize.

His strategy: "Gentle but firm."

On Monday, Hair said each contestant had five cookies in case one broke. But he only needed one. "I just went kind of slow and methodical," he said. "... It was the only cookie I've eaten in five days."

Hair said each contestant had a judge who watched and coached them, and they weren't allowed to start until NASCAR driver Greg Biffle said "Ready, set, lick."

Hair had said he would use the prize money to put his daughter through Berwick Academy. On Monday, he said his daughter's been at the school since the sixth grade. "We've kind of been strapped since then," he said, laughing.

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